Spring Awakening Alum Andy Mientus Joins Smash Cast

Spring Awakening alum Andy Mientus has joined the cast of Smashfor Season 2, TVLine reports.

Mientus, whose credits include the U.S. tour of Spring Awakening and an Off-Broadway revival of Carrie, will portray Kyle, a poor guy from Brooklyn who hopes to someday write for a Broadway musical. Kyle is also friends with Jimmy, played by the recently cast Jeremy Jordan of Newsies.